Late Evening - Early Spring : Springarrow City, Elynnor
*Creaak*
*Tap-step-Tap-step*
Walking through the door was a tall and unkempt man. He wore all black clothes covered in holes and wore a fair amount of solid gold jewelry. His beard and hair were black, long and frizzly, and he had a peg leg starting below his ankle.
He carried a heavy air of oppression, to the extent that my instinct told he was strong, extrely strong.
He quickly looked around the room as he walked in and locked his eyes on Elia. "Elia.." His deep voice filled the room.
Elia was frozen, sitting on the edge of the table with a face devoid of color, seemingly unable to even look at the man.
-How can the daughter of a pirate captain fear a pirate..- I knew the situation was more complicated than it seed, but it piqued my curiosity.
"I'm not here for what you think." His face looked angry but his voice sounded oddly caring.
Elia slowly started to ease up. "Then what are you here for.." She nervously looked over at him.
"She's dead... You were right.." His voice sounded cold but had a hint of guilt in it.
Elia's pale face was instantly washed over with a mix of sadness and suppressed anger. "I told you not to trust that bi*ch but you didn't listen.."
"I know, I... I'm sorry.." His face was covered in guilt.
"Do you know.. how many years I suffered because of her?! Do you know what she did to ?!" Tears were slowly coming to her eyes. "Do you rember how many tis you ca to try and drag back?!" She was gritting her teeth as she talked.
The man's face darkened a bit as he spoke in a gentle tone. "I don't have any excuses.."
-Ah.. That's what this is..- Although I was still in the dark on basically the entire situation, I managed to piece together enough to where it made uncomfortable.
To shake off the discomfort, I tried to slip away to the bar to get a drink.
As I started refilling my mug though, both Elia and the man stared at in confusion. "Just act like I'm not even here." It was clear that I was interrupting their emotional mont.
"Do you know him?" The grizzly man turned back to Elia.
"Ah.." She wiped her eyes with her shirt as color slowly returned to her face. "He's-"
"My na is Vasilias Whyte." Wanting to simply get out of the situation now, I just walked up and held out my hand. "Sorry for interrupting."
The man's expression quickly turned serious as he reached for the handshake. "I’m Adrian."
He quickly clamped down on my hand with a ferocious strength.
“Haah..” -Is he seriously trying to test ? In this situation?-
Just as I was about to crush his hand though, Elia ca over and broke us up. "STOP! What are you doing, Father?!"
He quickly yanked his hand away as soon as I released my grip. His face was a bit pale but I didn't think much of it.
-So, he really is her Father.- I cringed a bit as it reminded of a feeling I had on earth, but I couldn't figure out why.
I wanted to just leave, but after seeing how scared Elia was of her own father, I felt like I should at least follow through and help her like I originally planned to.
Trying to shake off the discomfort, I walked over to a table in the corner and called over Ilios. "You two can continue."
Elia quickly noticed Adrian's expression and assud the worst. "F..father.." Her previous 'scared dog' look started to show itself again.
"Haha.. what am I doing..." He let out a nervous laugh and pinched the bridge of his nose. "What is there to drink here.." He made his way over to the bar and grabbed a mug as well.
-He's picking Orange Death as well?- I had expected a pirate like him to pick sothing stronger.
"Thanks for not crushing my hand.." As soon as he finished filling his cup, he chugged it and refilled it.
"Thank your daughter, not ."
He paused for a minute before sitting down at the bar. "Are you so descended god or sothing?" His voice was sohow completely devoid of sarcasm.
"Haha.. I'm just a bit outside of the realm of humans is all.." I gave an awkward laugh and a vague answer to try and dodge the question.
"Sorry.. I was rude." He lowered his head slightly, finally dissipating the oppressive air he carried.
"Seeing such a strong man as yourself bow your head so easily, it makes wonder if you're really as strong as you seem." I gave him a judging look as I probed him with my aura.
Although I was being sneaky, he clearly felt it since he instantly broke out into a cold sweat.
There was a short silence before he finally said anything else. "I don't an to be rude but do you mind stepping out for a minute? I'd like to talk to Elia.. privately..." He awkwardly glanced over at Elia who was nervously standing in the middle of the room.
Although not clear by the way he acted, he seed genuinely scared of . -I doubt he'll try anything stupid.- Plus, from what I could tell, he was also quite smart and had impeccable instincts to back it up.
I glanced over at Elia to see what she wanted and she just nodded.
"I'll be out front. Just yell out if you need sothing." I walked out with a light wave.
Walking outside, I looked for a place to sit and found a stool next to the announcent board. -That should work..-
As I sat down, Ilios ran up and sat in front of .
A warm smile crept onto my face as the discomfort finally subsided. "Sorry I haven't played with you since we left Bahamut... I'll make it up to you, I promise." Ti quickly passed as I petted him.
"H..hey.. you're still here.." After about an hour, Elia peeked her head out. She looked as if she had let out quite a lot of pent up tears.
"Did you and your father get everything resolved?" I used my aura to scan the room and saw Adrian refilling his drink with a warm smile on his face.
"Y..yeah..." She awkwardly leaned against the open door. "T..thanks for sticking around.." Her cheeks were a bit rosy from crying.
"No problem... Well, I'll leave you two alone now that things have settled. I should be getting back on the road." I stood up and brushed off my clothes.
"Ah, about that. You said you were going to the Western Continent right?" She wore a hopeful smile. "We can give you a safe ride across the strait if you need." (The channel between Elynnor and the Western Continent)
"Ah, that's not.." Although I could easily just fly across it and not waste any ti, I figured it could be a good chance to learn a bit about the oceans. "Haah, alright." -Pirates are definitely my best bet to learn about it without going into it myself so..- "When are we going?"
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